The ban would have affected games including profanity and anything that "glamorises" illegal activity or the excessive use of weapons. Games such as Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed and Mass Effect would have been blocked under the ruling.

However, a reversal is planned to happen around December.

Windows spokesperson Antoine Leblond explained the timeframe to Gizmodo, stating: "This is to give developers a heads-up that that's where we're going, so they can have the peace of mind around developing the kinds of games that will have those ratings."